Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-22
A ROUSING MEETING.
SOME OF THE LEADING MEN IN
THE COUNTRY ON IRELAND.
Two Delegates From tho Irish People I'm.
thnsiasficaiiy Received In WnshlnGton
speeches by sherman and Ingail,, Etc.

Two Delegates From tho Irish People I'm.
Enthusiastically Received In Wnshingfon
speeches by sherman and ingnii,, Etc.
Sir Thomas Henry Giattan Esmondt
and Hon. Arthur 0'Connor, leaders OF
the Irish home rule cause in the English
Parliament, arrived in Washington, d.
C., escorted by a committee Of Washing.
ton Irish societies, who had gone 10 Bal
timore TO meet them. In the evening.
they were rendered reception by the
Irish societies and were conducted 10 Ma
sonic temple, in which the reception was
held, by an escort, headed by the Sd Uni
ted States Artillery band, and consisting
Of the Union Veteran corps, Columbia
Rifles, Emmett Guards, Continentals,
Knights Of st. Columbkill and Catholic
Knights Of America. The hall of the
temple was brilliantly illuminated and
tastefully decorated with American and
Irish flags and many huge buntings,
whilc such appropriate Inscriptions as
Scotland, Wales and Ireland Demand
Home Rule "American Sympathy is
with Ireland ''Cocrcion is an ou,rage
ON the Spirit Of Human Liberty" 60.
lumbia Greets Gladstone and Parnell,"
ornamented the stage and walls. The
audience was large one, and long before
the arrival OF the guests nearly every scat
In the body Of the hall was occupied.
Upon the platform were Senators sher-
man, Palmer, Ingalls, and Hawley; Rep.
rescntatives Collins, Bland, Herbert,
Outhwaitc, Foran, I.awler, 0'Neil, Of
Missouri, Woodbury., Phelan, Grain.
Kennedy, Parker, Nutting, J. ID. Taylor,
and Brown, Of Ohio, and NicShanc, Fred
Douglass and Thomas II. weIch. head Of
the Irish movement In Washington.
Senator Ingalls, was expected to preside,
but he was late in arriving and Senator
sherman was selected as chairman. Sen.
ator Ingalls, appeared upon the platform
shortly after Sherman began speaking.
The speeches Of Senators Sherman,
ingalls, aud Hawlcy were very strong and
outsPoken in their sympathy with home
rule, and much enthusiasm was mani
Tested. Resolutions were adopted ca.
tending hearty greeting TO Egmonde
and 0'Connor, protesting against the
policy Ot the tory government of Eng.
land; expressing confidence in and ad-
mifation for Mr.. Farncll; extending
thanks 10 Mr.. Gladstone; pledging
financial aid 10 the people Of Ireland.
The concluding resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That in giving our moral and
material support 70 home rule VIC express
mi merely our wish % see the Irish peo.
pie freed froH, tho cruel position in which
they have 70 long been forced to live, hut
also our sympathy with the English pco-
pie, from which so many of Us are de.
scendcd, for we are convinced that Eng
lish people can never have good govern.
ment II home 10 long ~ they permit bad
government 10 be inflicted on the people
VI Ireland; also, that In arraying tho best
elements Of the English people IN support
OF the measures TO establish justice and
prosperity in Ireland; the great liberal
party has drawn the people mcasurcably
nearer 10 us, for now we hope TO see in
the near future such constitutional har.
mony and personal good feeling through.
out the whole extent Of Great Britain
snd Ireland as now exist Throughout; the
whole extent 81 our republic, a result
never to DC attained by the closure en-.
actments, which have no right To the ~.
cred name Of law cnactmcnts. which car
bc enforced only BY the agency Of the
imperial police and staIrling armies. '
Senator sherman said he wanted 10 sec
Ireland possess the same rights as ihosG
enjoyed by the people Of the United
States. Applause. And he believed
that II this sentiment the general yoiceoI
the people went with him. IL was mol
because they were Irishmeu. hut because
tbgy were frccmen and deserved ihi
privileges Of frecmen that they cnioyed IL
this country. No country could DC free
unless L was governed by the people o
the community; and home rule meant -
government q the people, by TIC people
and FOR the peoples
Said Senator Ingalls,: ''We have rs
sembled this evening IN the shadow
Of the national capitol, for the pur
pose Of saying, so far as he eoulC
voice the sentiments of the assemblage
that the cause of Ireland Il the cause o
America. gHrcat Applauscl; That in
deeper and wiser sense II u not only thi
cause Of the Irish, but Of humanity Il
self. We have assembled for the purpOs,
Of learning from these two illustfiou
Representatives Of Irish sentiment ape
rcntly what has been the result Of scvel
centuries Of oppression ~ the Irish poo
pie by the governing classes 0f Grcn
Britain, and he said. were he still nor
obscure a politician than he was. he shUul,
not hesitate 10 SLY that II called upon q
choose between expressing our sympathie
for Great Britain or for Ireland In chi
contest, no American citizen will Ion,
hesitate rs 10 whit bis preference shall bc.
Mr. O'Connor was then introduced an,
drew a vivid picture Of the oppressiol
and hardships which the Irish pcopl
We're compelled 10 endure. lie said b
and bis companion were prepared for III
reception with which they we're met b
nc Irish, but the warmth and carnestnes
win which they were met by the Amcri
can population. who we're not of tIici
kith OF hin, surpassed their expectations
Senator lIawley, the next speaker, sai,
the speech Of Mr. O'Connor was state
menis Of q terrible fact. and . ttrrihl
Indictment. Humanity everywhere wOiill
Say that he had stated wrongs y hich mus
be remcdied. He joined very gladly 4
the welcome 10 these distinguished .pp
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